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Faster Interconnects and Switches to Help Relieve Data Bottlenecks

Nvidia’s new Blackwell architecture may have stolen the show this week at the GPU Technology Conference in San Jose, California. But an emerging bottleneck at the network layer threatens to make bigger and brawnier pro Read more…

Stonebraker Seeks to Invert the Computing Paradigm with DBOS

In the current tech paradigm, databases run on top of operating systems. But what if that stack was inverted, with an operating system running on top of the database? That’s the idea behind database guru Mike Stonebrak Read more…

How HP Was Able to Leapfrog Other PC/Workstation OEMs to Launch its AI Solution

This month, HP stunned the market with the most powerful line of AI-enabled PCs and workstations yet to be created, catching the other OEMs, which have been more tentative and less complete, by surprise. I was at the lau Read more…

Anthropic in Talks with Menlo Ventures to Raise $750M

Another influx of cash might be on the horizon for Anthropic. The OpenAI competitor is hoping to raise $750 million in a new round of funding, according to Bloomberg and originally reported by The Information. The AI Read more…

Patterns of Progress: Andrew Ng Eyes a Revolution in Computer Vision

Andrew Ng sees a pattern in AI. The visionary computer scientist recently gave a keynote address at the AI Hardware Summit where he predicted a forthcoming revolution in computer vision that could radically transform how Read more…

News In Brief

Redis Acquires Speedb, Expanding Its Data Platform Capabilities Beyond DRAM

In a strategic move to cater to the escalating demands of real-time and generative AI applications, Redis has announced the acquisition of data storage engine Speedb. This acquisition will boost Redis's capabilities in d Read more…

Anthropic in Talks with Menlo Ventures to Raise $750M

Another influx of cash might be on the horizon for Anthropic. The OpenAI competitor is hoping to raise $750 million in a new round of funding, according to Bloomberg and originally reported by The Information. The AI Read more…

Big Data Career Notes: August 2023 Edition

In this monthly feature, we’ll keep you up-to-date on the latest career developments for individuals in the big data community. Whether it’s a promotion, new company hire, or even an accolade, we’ve got the details Read more…

IBM’s New Geospatial AI Model on Hugging Face Harnesses NASA Data for Climate Science

IBM recently announced its watsonx.ai geospatial foundation model for Earth observation is now available on Hugging Face, the popular open source machine learning platform and community. The HLS Geospatial Foundation Read more…

Proactive CIOs Embrace Generative AI Despite Risks: MIT and Databricks Report

A new report from MIT Technology Review Insights and Databricks found the most proactive CIOs are decisively embracing generative AI as part of an enterprise-wide strategy, despite its risks. “The Great Acceleration Read more…

This Just In

Cohere Introduces Command R Fine-Tuning

May 10, 2024 |

May 10, 2024 — Cohere this week announced the introduction of fine-tuning for Command R. In this recent blog post, the Cohere team explores the transformative capabilities of fine-tuning Command R, providing a comprehensive overview of its benefits for enterprise applications. Read more…

Niobium Secures $5.5M in Venture Financing to Commercialize FHE Accelerator Chip

May 7, 2024 |

DAYTON, Ohio, May 7, 2024 — Niobium today announced the completion of a $5.5 million seed fundraising round, marking a substantial step towards its future growth and development. Read more…

Redpanda 24.1 Launches with New Write Caching Capabilities for 98% Improved Latency

May 7, 2024 |

SAN FRANCISCO, May 7, 2024 — Redpanda today announced the release of Redpanda 24.1, a powerful update that provides users more options for optimizing performance, extends inline processing capabilities and ensures the predictability and security of their systems. Read more…

Elastic Enhances Security Operations with AI-Assisted Attack Discovery and Analysis

May 6, 2024 |

SAN FRANCISCO, May 6, 2024 — Elastic announced Search AI will replace the traditional SIEM with an AI-driven security analytics solution for the modern SOC. Powered by the Search AI platform, Elastic Security is replacing largely manual processes for configuration, investigation and response by combining search and retrieval augmented generation (RAG) to provide hyper-relevant results that matter. Read more…

UCSD Researchers Develop New Framework to Curb Undesirable AI Outputs

May 6, 2024 |

May 6, 2024 — Fake robocalls during elections. The voice of a public figure appropriated to hawk products. Pictures altered to mislead the public. From social media posts to celebrity voices, the trustworthiness of AI-generated content is under fire. Read more…

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